EDITORial
Editor’s Letter
Last time I wrote one of these I was complaining about wearing wintry clothes in April and trying to avoid putting the heating on. Seems a long time ago. Since then, like everyone else across Europe I can’t really remember what being cold feels like and a quick Google reveals that as of August 10 we are just days away from breaking 1976 records across almost every metric available. Turning our attention to the latter half of the year and the prospect of cooler temperatures, coats, scarves and cappuccinos seems remote at present, but we have a very busy few months ahead and a September issue absolutely groaning with content. It’ll fly by. After a summer of huge highs and devastating lows, some of us asking why we still haven’t won the World Cup 60 years after 1966, Hyperoptic does a comprehensive job of analysing how we watched it and how well we managed it, and what to look for next time. All on page 39. In June we hosted the third event this year, SCTE Presents: The Changing Face of Streaming, and you’ll see a comprehensive write up of the day’s panels and discussions, feedback and photographs on page 12. Thanks to Julian Clover for covering the event in such detail. Turn to page 23 to find out about our next event, SCTE Presents: Quantum Computing & The Broadband Sector, taking place on October 22. Our Long Read on page 32 this time unravels some of the myths around subsea cable sabotage, a perennially fascinating subject but one that in recent years has gained huge media attention, and this piece examines why. As Official Magazine Partner to both IBC and Connected Britain, you’ll see two different front covers, reflecting our dedication to both shows and both sectors, and an interview with IBC’s Mark Smith detailing what the show this year
entails, on page 114. Ian Nock offers his insight into the future of television on page 65, David Whitehead talks to us about Harmonic’s vision for fibre and the future on page 68, Trevor Paintain is the subject of our Member Focus on page 24, Adam Soccorsy reviews ANGA COM on page 56, plus we have editorial from Calix, Positron Access, Amphenol, HbbTV, Netceed, WanAware and S&P Global. Our technical section covers four white papers this time: data centres, telco delivery models, video quality in transcoding pipelines with accompanying analysis from our President, Dr Anthony Basham and QoE for live IP screening. All on page 104. Finally, from the SCTE we want to acknowledge the very sad passing of Derrick Walker, devoted husband to Bev, well-known industry veteran and a longtime friend to us all at the SCTE. He left an indelible mark on the industry and will be sorely missed by us all. You can read his obituary, written by Bev herself on the opposite page. A jam-packed issue for a jam-packed quarter; between Connected Britain, IBC, Tech Expo and our last SCTE Presents day of the year, the temperatures might drop a bit and I can start complaining about the weather again. You have been warned!
Melissa Cogavin Broadband Journal SCTE ® , Society for Broadband Professionals melissa@theSCTE.eu www.theSCTE.eu
See you in Amsterdam!
Melissa Cogavin
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SEPTEMBER 2026 Volume 48 No.3
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